Hogwarts wizards who signed in to Middle-earth.

Chapter 25 Return to Buckland

Mandrakes in the magical world are different from ordinary mandrakes. They are alive.

The roots of the mandrake are shaped like a little man. When pulled out of the soil, they make a baby crying sound, and this sound is enough to be fatal.

In reality, there is indeed mandrake, also known as poison nightshade and poison apple, but it does not make a fatal cry, it is just an ordinary plant.

However, Dui thought that perhaps he could use the method of herbalism to cultivate magical plants and turn ordinary mandrake into a magical plant.

After all, he had successfully cultivated two white safflower plants and produced white safflower essence.

Therefore, if the magical plant Mandrake could be cultivated, not only could it be used to make voodoo dolls, but Mandrake was also an important ingredient in advanced potions, which would be very beneficial for him in making potions in the future.

Speaking of potions, Dui now has a wand and has begun to consider studying potions.

He had previously obtained "Magical Pharmacy and Potions" when he signed in at Frog Town, but because potion making not only required various magical herbs, but also required the cooperation of a magic wand, he put potions learning on hold for the time being.

But Potions, as one of the compulsory courses at Hogwarts, is also the most important and indispensable subject in the wizarding world.

Potions not only have the ability to cure various magical accidents, but also have healing effects that cannot be replaced by spells.

And there are all kinds of magical effects, such as the polyjuice potion that can turn into someone else, the blessing potion that brings good luck, the resurrection potion that resurrects the dead, and even the elixir of life!

Dui knew that he would have to sign in at different places in the future, and the dangers he would encounter might be more serious than the corpse monsters, so potions were essential to save his life.

So in addition to finding mandrake, Dui also has the task of collecting various potion materials.

You also need a crucible to brew the potion.

Following the East-West Avenue, we passed the old forest and arrived at the Brandy Bridge.

Dewy turned south. He needed to go to Buckland first, and his carriage was still at Drogo Baggins's.

He also wanted to visit Rory Brandybuck to see if he could use the power of the other lord to help him collect some materials.

Dui came all the way to Zhuo Guo's house in Bucks Town and knocked on the door.

The door was opened, and Zhuo Guo half showed his body from inside. He was immediately surprised when he saw Dui.

"Duil! You're back!"

Dui smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a month. I'm glad to see that you are still in good spirits."

After the surprise, Zhuo Guo looked up and down at Dui's new appearance, his eyes widening, "Wow, Dui'er, you look like a wizard now!"

"Thank you for the compliment." Dui accepted his praise with a smile.

The robe that Goldberry made for him suits him very well. It is tough, wear-resistant, warm and comfortable. More importantly, the outer cloak is blessed by Goldberry. Unless he wants, people passing by will unconsciously ignore him.

Dui noticed this situation as soon as he entered Stag Country. After all, as the hero who repelled the Tree Men of the Old Forest, he was a household name in Stag Country. But when he entered the city earlier, not a single hobbit noticed his strikingly tall stature.

It can be said that the cloak on Dui is, in a sense, similar to an invisibility cloak.

Of course, Dui did not think that he could rely on the cloak to act recklessly. The blessing bestowed by the cloak was more to make others ignore him, but if he met someone with strong will or strong strength, he would still be noticed.

However, Dui was still very satisfied and grateful for the gift given to him by Ms. Goldberry.

Afterwards, Dui moved into Zhuoguo's house again. Under Zhuoguo's expectant gaze, Dui also talked about his experiences during this period.

When the Hobbits heard that Dui had gone to the Barrow-Downs and encountered the Barrow-Wights, they couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Although the Barrow Downs were far from the Bucklands, even Zhuo Guo had heard of their horrors, and the Barrow Wights were even more terrified. But he had never imagined that Dui would venture deep into the Barrow Downs alone and escape unscathed. This gave Zhuo Guo a deeper understanding of Dui's strength.

"So these are the spoils you harvested from the Barrow-Down?" Zhuo Guo asked with shock and admiration as he looked at the five ancient corpse swords, four daggers, and a bunch of dazzling jewelry accessories that Dui took out.

Dui pushed the jewelry accessories in front of Zhuo Guo and said with a smile, "Pick one you like as a souvenir."

As for the ancient sword of the corpse demon, this heavy sword is not suitable for the Hobbit. Even Dui would find it very difficult to lift it, so it is not suitable as a gift.

The four sharp daggers were forged by the Dunedain in the north to fight against the Witch-king of Angmar. Not only can they cut through iron like mud, but they are also engraved with spells that can break the Witch-king of Angmar's witchcraft. They are endowed with magical powers to fight against evil forces and have a restraining effect on dark creatures such as the Ringwraiths.

Dui naturally would not be willing to give away such a precious dagger. This dagger can not only be used to carve a tree heart wand, but also replace his previous two bone-cutting knives.

Before he acquired powerful offensive magic, using magic to control flying knives to attack could be said to be Dui's strongest means of attack. After all, the spells he now possessed were basically defensive in nature.

But with these four extremely sharp daggers as weapons, the attack power is incomparable.

So Dui eliminated the two boning knives without hesitation.

Zhuo Guo was flattered when Dui asked him to choose the jewelry he liked, and he shook his head to refuse. However, after Dui's repeated requests, he finally chose a brooch inlaid with sapphire.

After resting at Zhuoguo's house for a while, Dui went to the Brandy Hall to visit Rory Brandy Deer.

Zhuo Guo naturally followed. He was now deeply in love with Dora Brandybuck and naturally wanted to stick with them all the time.

As soon as they arrived at the Brandy Hall, Rory Brandydeer came up to greet them warmly, "Welcome! Welcome back our heroic wizard, Doyle the Treecutter! Since you went to Tom's house in Old Forest, there has been no news, and I was worried for a while. Now that you've returned safely, I'm so happy!"

Hearing that title, Dui's mouth twitched.

Although the people of Middle-earth like to add suffixes to people's names to commend their heroic deeds.

For example, the title Oakenshield of Thorin Oakenshield is not his surname, but because in the Battle of Asanubisa between the dwarves and the orcs, after Thorin's shield was broken by the orc leader Azog, he picked up a piece of oak as a shield to block the attack, and cut off one of Azog's hands, successfully resisting the orcs' attack, so he got this title.

But what the hell is his title, Treecutter? Can't he have a better name? Like, "Tree Slayer" or "Enemy of Huorn" would be better!

(End of this chapter)